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Transportation Element Policy 1.2 <br />This policy sets the following guidelines for the evaluation and ranking of road projects: <br />a. whether the project is needed to protect public health and safety, to fulfil] the county's legal <br />C to provide facilities and services, or to preserve or achieve full use of existin <br />facilities; g <br />b. whether the project increases efficiency of use of existing facilities, prevents or reduces <br />future improvement cost, provides service to developed areas lacking full service, or <br />Promotes in -fill development; <br />C. whether the project represents a logical extension of facilities and services within a <br />designated urban service area; <br />d. whether the project is the most cost effective alternative; and <br />e. whether the project provides the least adverse impact to the environment of the options. <br />Because of low anticipated traffic volumes (due to development of only one side of the street) a <br />project constructing 25`h Street, SW between 20" Avenue and 27`h Avenue is not consistent with any <br />of the above guidelines. Therefore, the referenced segment of 25" Street, SW does not need to be <br />a Thoroughfare Plan road and the request to remove that segment from the Thoroughfare Plan Map <br />is consistent with Transportation Element Policy 12. <br />Consistency Summary <br />As part of its consistency analysis, staff compared the proposed request to all applicable objectives <br />and policies in the plan and found no conflicts. Therefore, the request is consistent with the <br />comprehensive plan. <br />CONCLliSION <br />The proposed amendment corrects an oversight in the comprehensive plan. Although 25" Street is <br />unlikely to be constructed, its location is such that even if it were built it would serve development <br />only on one side of the road. For that reason, even if that segment of 25" Street were built, traffic <br />volume would not likely warrant Thoroughfare Plan Map designation. Additionally, a parallel two- <br />lane road already exists in St. Lucie County. In contrast, the referenced segment of 25"Street does <br />not currently exist and there are no plans to build it. For those reasons, it is unlikely that that portion <br />of 25"Street will ever be constructed and designation on the Thoroughfare Plan Map is not <br />necessary. Staff supports the request. <br />RECOMNIENDATION <br />Based on the analysis, staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend that Che Board <br />of County Comrrussioners transmit the proposed land use amendment to the Florida Department of <br />Community Affairs for their review, by approving the attached Transmittal Resolution. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />1. Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment Application <br />2. Existing Figure 4.13 <br />3. Proposed Figure 4.13 <br />4. Approved Minutes of the September 27, 2001, Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting <br />5_ Transmittal Resolution <br />November 13, 2001 <br />43 <br />